Yes indeed, that's where the sidecut DEPTH comes into play (with the board flex). Compared to the average off-the-shelf board, 27mm seems huge to me...

@wild-cherry BYW, I got inspired by your idea of using race straps to get stiffer boots. It made a huge difference on comfort as it allows for differe...

@board-doctor My shortest SCR board is an 8.5m single radius Hot Blast slalom board. I once rode a Donek Madd Killer which is a similar radius. I ride...

@riotsupercarver True, but how many 6.5 m sidecuts have an effective edge of 1280mm? It's more depth than I've ever seen. I think the specs are fair...

@board-doctor Sidecut depth is a function of sidecut radius and effective edge length. It is the depth of the arc from the chord of that arc. A 6m ave...

With 36° 27° I could lift with my feet.

That Pentaquark could certainly be interesting. I’ve heard it can be a bit of a chore and likes to go fast, but that actually sounds good to me. The...

On the 6000 tangent… The sidecut is (what they call) progressive… “At the far ends of the sidecut, the radius is incrementally increased as the...

I should have noted that my stance width varies from 52-55 cm as well, depending on the board. I generally have a set of bindings for each board, an...

Might find something there.

Jack runs AlpineSnowboarder.com where a mix of soft and predominantly hard boot carvers hang out. He has recently agreed that the articles ought to b...

i dont board with +/+ , i am still with 21/-9 or -6 but i have to say : yoga, yoga and once again yoga For hip flexio, dorsiflexion, shoulder und a...

I sold my Burton Factory Prime 5.7 200s because it was too turny for me at 8.7m SCR. For me it was too much work banging out turns in rapid order, I ...

I ride 30/15 posi posi on a 165 coiler bxfr with a 265 waist for everything. Carving, powder, trees, steeps, bowls, moguls, everything. Never change i...